AHANTA-ENGLISH CODE SWITCHING AND CODE MIXING IN CONVERSATION: A CASE OF COMMUNICATORS ON RADIO-AHANTA AWOLOHYῖ DWUMALILΕZƲ (MORNING SHOW)

Grant Essuman, John Cudjoe

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One of the most intriguing phenomena in the field of sociolinguistic study is the reason why interlocutors switch and mix codes. When a communication gap occurs in a conversation, bilinguals will occasionally turn to their language repertoire to choose the appropriate linguistic unit. Preachers, other famous personalities, and experts on politics and society all use various communication methods. For the illustrations of linguistic impacts of codeswitching and code-mixing on indigenous language, this paper examines how communicators on Radio Ahanta Awolohyꙇ Dwumalilεzʋ employ code switching and code mixing in their conversations. The sample for the study was chosen using a convenience sampling strategy. Data was gathered throughout a day-long-long conversational session. The researcher's primary method of data collection was recording. The research is strictly descriptive and qualitative. The data were analysed from the perspectives of Hoffman's theory of code switching/mixing and Myers Scotton’s Markedness Model. The results indicated that communicators on Radio Ahanta Awolohyĩ Dwumalilεzʋ switch and mix codes when finding replacements for lexical items, convenience, and to talk about certain topics. The study also reveals that communicators use all forms of code switching and code mixing, with the exception of congruent lexicalization.

 

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code-switiching, code-mixing, pragmatics, intersentential, intra-sentential, insertion, alternation, congruent lexicalization

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejals.v8i2.600

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